Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Vissel Kobe

Sat 1 Jun 2024 · 07:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 43' Haruya Ide

Y 46' Thuler

Y 70' Tetsushi Yamakawa

Alexander Scholz 88' Y

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tokyo Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F·Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

Urawa Red Diamonds 24 games · Avg 2.5 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2024-06-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2023-11-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2023-03-11 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-06-26 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-02-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jun	Vissel Kobe	H	1–1	D
26 May	FC Machida Zelvia	H	1–2	L
19 May	Jubilo Iwata	A	1–1	D
15 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	3–0	W
11 May	Albirex Niigata	A	4–2	W
06 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	2–1	W

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jun	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–1	D
26 May	Tokyo Verdy	H	0–1	L
19 May	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	L
15 May	Avispa Fukuoka	H	1–0	W
11 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	4–1	W
06 May	Albirex Niigata	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds		Vissel Kobe
#16	Position	#1
25	Points	35
18	Played	18
7 / 0 / 11	W / D / L	11 / 0 / 7
37	Scored	41
37	Conceded	37
+0	GD	+4
1.39	PPG	1.94
39%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vissel Kobe

0-15

–/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/4

46-60

–/2

61-75

4/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Saitama Stadium 2002. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 439 games and scored 403 goals.
10' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vissel Kobe backline.
15' Vissel Kobe is taking the lead after the goal scored by Haruya Ide on 15.
20' Ryoma Watanabe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
25' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Vissel Kobe's compact .
43' Vissel Kobe player sees a card in front of him.
46' The referee has no hesitation. Thuler is booked for Vissel Kobe — card on 46.
46' Naoki Maeda makes way for Shoya Nakajima at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
56' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
58' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Haruya Ide by Taisei Miyashiro on 58 minute.
61' What an equalizer from Shoya Nakajima!
66' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
67' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Daiju Sasaki departs to be replaced by Rikuto Hirose.
69' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Kaito Yasui is withdrawn and Tomoaki Okubo gets his opportunity.
70' Controversy at the stadium! Tetsushi Yamakawa argues furiously but the card stands.
75' Vissel Kobe are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
78' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Ola Solbakken is replaced by Ayumu Ohata on 78 minute.
81' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Ryuho Kikuchi comes on to replace Tetsushi Yamakawa.
86' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Alexander Scholz.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Hiroki Sakai
11
Samuel Gustafson ↑ 46'
10
Shoya Nakajima ↑ 46'
66
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 78'
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 69'
20
Yota Sato
16
Ayumi Niekawa

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Yosuke Ideguchi
26
Jean Patric ↑ 81'
9
Taisei Miyashiro ↑ 58'
23
Rikuto Hirose ↑ 67'
81
Ryuho Kikuchi ↑ 81'
15
Yuki Honda
39
Shioki Takayama

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yoshinori Muto	3
Iniesta	3
Yuki Muto	2
Hotaru Yamaguchi	2
Yuki Muto	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Yuya Osako	2
Takuya Iwanami	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-06-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2024-05-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia L 2024-05-19 Jubilo Iwata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2024-05-11 Albirex Niigata 2–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W

Vissel Kobe Form

2024-06-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2024-05-26 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Tokyo Verdy L 2024-05-19 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2024-05-15 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-05-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Vissel Kobe W 2024-05-06 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Albirex Niigata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.77 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.63 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Vissel Kobe 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds43% Draw25% Vissel Kobe32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

68%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

57%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Vissel Kobe

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds31% Draw41% Vissel Kobe28%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.3%

2 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.